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Democritus, the Laughing Philosopher by Spanish — VisualArtsDB

Democritus, the Laughing Philosopher

Democritus, the Laughing Philosopher

1625–1635

Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 87.7 × 75 cm (34 1/2 × 29 1/2 in.)
Genre: oil on canvas
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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oil paintings (visual works)paintingpaintpovertycanvasWorldoil on canvasglobesphilosophersoil paint (paint)painting (image making)17th Centurypainting techniquesmanSpainhumoroil paintingeuropean paintingspanish

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